We offer a wide range of advice, services and support in all Employment and Labour related matters. Our firm is equipped with the knowledge and expertise that one would expect from a large firm in dealing with our corporate clients, while at the same time are able to offer personal attention to our smaller business clients and individuals alike.
Labour And Employment Law
Specifics of labour and employment lawPenalties can add up to large amounts of money and prison sentencing in proportion to the financial losses caused by the fraud. An attorney with experience in white collar and fraud defense can help not only in defending against the charges but also in reducing the penalties.
Our services and knowledge extend to:
Facilitation and/or chairing of disciplinary hearings
- Charge sheet compilation
- Misconduct & poor performance distinctions
- Chairman’s checklists
- Intricate Procedures
- Substantive tests
- Codes of good practice
- Verdicts
- Dismissal procedures
- Appeal hearings
Facilitation and/or chairing of incapacity hearings & procedures
- Investigation into incapacity due to ill health or injury
- Investigation into incapacity due to poor work performance
- Absentiseem & abscondment investigations
- Codes of Good practice: AIDS in the workplace
Facilitation and/or chairing of performance management meetings
- Portfolio of evidence
- Counseling techniques
- Coaching facilitation
- Support function to managers
Facilitation of retrenchment procedure (Section 189 & 189A of the L.R.A)
- Notices
- Consultations
- Negotiations
- Burden of proof
- Operational requirements: financial, redundancy, other
Compensation Management: Payroll and Benefits administration
- Legal compliance
- Provident Fund liaison, procurement & negotiations
- Collective Agreement compliance
- Statutory & situational deductions
- Garnishee orders
- Court orders
- Civil claims deductions
Contracts of employment
- Specialized contracts for ultimate Labour Protection
- Project contracts & legal compliance management thereof (new Labour Relations Amendments)
- Short term contracts
- Fixed-term contracts
- Permanent contracts
Representation at the CCMA, various Bargaining Council(s) and the Labour Court
- Attorneys at Marivate Attorneys have the requisite skill and knowledge in Conciliations, Mediation and Arbitration, representations at the CCMA, commercial disputes, labour law and various other disputes in specific industries.